RAF Silverstone

RAF Silverstone

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RAF Silverstone, located in Northamptonshire, was a Royal Air Force bomber station opened in 1943 during World War II.

The station was the base for No. 17 Operational Training Unit operating the Vickers Wellington bomber.

Today the airfield is a major racing circuit known as Silverstone Circuit. Since 1987 the track has hosted the British Grand Prix every year. The airfield's three runways, in a standard WWII era triangle, lie within the outline of the present racetrack.


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